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Becoming Information Literate

Becoming Information Literate. Tools and Applications used in INLS 50. Overview: Four Steps to Information Literacy . Markup languages and document creation HTML and web page creation Spreadsheets and their functions Relational databases.

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Becoming Information Literate

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  1. Becoming Information Literate Tools and Applications used in INLS 50 Tadra Martin

  2. Overview: Four Steps to Information Literacy • Markup languages and document creation • HTML and web page creation • Spreadsheets and their functions • Relational databases

  3. The First Step: Markup languages and documentation creation • Used Microsoft Word • Went beyond basic word processing • Learned to manipulate text and objects • Took advantage of MS Word’s formatting capabilities

  4. The Second Step: HTML and web page creation • Learned some useful web design guidelines • Discussed HTML and web design software • Designed a personal web site for the World Wide Web Example Image courtesy of mapquest.com

  5. The Third Step: Spreadsheets Image courtesy of microsoft.com • Used Microsoft Excel • Created a workbook that employed several functions of the spreadsheet application • Utilized various MS Excel tools to design successful workbook

  6. The Fourth Step: Relational Databases • Used Microsoft Access • Designed a database with a variety of features • Created relationships between tables • Learned to make queries and reports to find out specific data from a collection This picture represents how databases help people to easily “train,” “fetch” and store information.

  7. Review of the Steps

  8. Summary • INLS 50 teaches students how to effectively use computer applications • Given the tasks, this course helps people climb the steps to information literacy

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